Franki Benavidez

International
Summary: In southern Turkey, a Turkish jetliner with 56 people crashed early Friday as the pilot was preparing to land in Isparta. The search groups sent did not find any survivors for now. The people in search are hoping to find some survivors. The plane was carrying 49 passengers and 7 crew. Near the village of Keciborlu, the plane went down in a mountainous region. Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/29/turkey.jet/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Opinion: I really hope that they find any survivors from that crash. I find myself even more scared of planes when i hear stories of being crashed. I've never been on a plane before and I think that's why i'm so scared of planes. There were a lot of people on the plane too so i hope they'll find them.

Summary: In New Zealan, a teenager was taken for questioning in connection of a scheme of hackers taking control of more than 1 million computers worldwide and using them for criminal activities. The FBI identified 2.5 million computer users who have been victims of "botnet" activity. Botnet is when hackers install viruses and basically controlling the computers in order for them to commit cyber crimes. The FBI tracked down an 18 year old, known as the cyber alias, "AKILL", and believes he is the ringleader of the international botnet group known as the "A-Team". Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/29/fbi.botnets/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Opinion: When i read this article, it sounded very much like what Hollywood puts in movies. There are movies like "The Italian Job" or "Hackers" in what this article plays a role in. A bunch of hackers spend their time installing viruses and other things into others' computers to take control and i find that very interesting. I don't find what these hackers are doing is right but i do find it rather interesting on how they do it. They obviousally have to find a new way into making sure they don't get caught from the FBI though.

National
Summary: In El Dorado, Kansas, a body was found that appeared to be the missing college student who led a double-life of being a porn star. The description of the body was found 50 miles east of El Dorado and matches the missing college student Emily Sander. Emily's case grew into wide attention when it was revealed that she appeared nude on a popular adult website. The police Chief Tom Boren said the cause of death was not yet known and that an autopsy is planned. Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/29/missing.porn.star.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Opinion: I think it's terrible what happened to this girl. She was just an ordinary person that went to school and had a job as being a porn star. I'm hoping to find out later on what the cause of death was. Yes, she was a porn star and that's wrong but she didn't deserve to die.

Summary: In Houston, Texas, a 2 year old girl was beaten to death by her stepfather for not saying "please" or "yes sir". A body was found in Galveston Bay and was believed to be that little girl. The mother, Kim Trenor, and stepfather, Royce Zeigler, were arrested Saturday. Tommy Stickler, Trenor's attorney, said that Kim is pregnant. Zeigler said he was overwhelmed by his fatherhood and didn't know what to expect from a toddler. Zeigler wanted Kim to discipline the girl when she didn't say "please" or "yes sir". Instead, he did it himself while the mother watched it happen to her daughter. Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/28/child.remains.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Opinion: I absolutely hate hearing stories of little kids getting killed by their parents. The stepfather had no right in beating the girl up for not saying "please". Yes, you teach the kid on what to say but you don't beat them up. The one person that frustrated me the most is the mother. This is the kid's mother and she did nothing into helping her daughter. Both the stepfather and mother should get the death penalty for what they did to the little girl.